et

¹

[ et ]

verb

, Nonstandard: Chiefly North Atlantic, South Midland, and Southern U.S.

1. a simple past tense of eat.

et

²

[ et ]

conjunction

, Latin.

1. and.

Et

³

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. ethyl.

-et

⁴

1. a noun suffix having properly a diminutive force (now lost in many words): chalet; islet; owlet; tablet.

e.t.

⁵

abbreviation for

1. electrical transcription.

E.T.

⁶

or ET

abbreviation for

1. Eastern time ( def ).
2. extraterrestrial ( def 2 ).

ET

¹

abbreviation for

1. Employment Training: a government scheme offering training in technological and business skills to unemployed people
2. Egypt (international car registration)

-et

²

suffix forming nouns

1. small or lesser

   islet

   baronet

Et

³

the chemical symbol for

1. ethyl

et

⁴

the internet domain name for

1. Ethiopia

Word History and Origins

Origin of et¹

Middle English, from Old French -et (masculine), -ette (feminine)

Word History and Origins

Origin of et¹

from Old French -et, -ete